Paris, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Céjourne said on the 12th that Europe should strengthen its own security construction while maintaining NATO, so as to have a "second 'life insurance'" outside NATO.
On the same day, Sejourne held a meeting with German Foreign Minister Baerbock and Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski at the "Weimar Triangle" mechanism in La Celle, west of Paris. At a joint press conference after the meeting, the foreign ministers of the three countries unanimously stressed the need to continue to support Ukraine and strengthen European security while maintaining coordination with the United States and NATO.
Sejourne said that Europe's efforts to strengthen its own security construction are not aimed at replacing NATO's defense or engaging in confrontation with NATO, but rather to "add to NATO's defense."
Sejulne's remarks are related to the recent remarks of former US ** Trump on NATO. Trump said at a campaign rally on the 10th that he would "instigate" Russia to attack NATO allies who have not fulfilled their military spending obligations. This has once again raised concerns about whether the United States will be able to maintain consistency in NATO's collective defense after the change of office. Trump is running again for the United States** and is leading the Republican race. Earlier, it was reported that if Trump is elected to the United States for the second time, he intends to withdraw the United States from NATO.
The "Weimar Triangle" is a mechanism for regular meetings between Germany, France and Poland to coordinate their positions and strengthen cooperation. In August 1991, the foreign ministers of the three countries held their first meeting in Weimar, a small city in central and eastern Germany, and decided to establish a cooperation mechanism for holding regular meetings of the foreign ministers of the three countries every year, hence the name of the "Weimar Triangle". (ENDS).